Fall 2012 - St Lucy`s
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Fall 2012 - St Lucy`s
St. Lucy’s Alumnae News COMING EVENTS SEPTEMBER 2012 22 50th Jubilee Mass & Dinner OCTOBER 22-25 Kairos 70 29 Golf Tournament NOVEMBER 4BOUTIQUE 18 St. Lucy’s Open House for Incoming Students JANUARY 2013 15-18 Kairos 71 26 High School Entrance Exam MARCH 5-8 Kairos 72 23BASH MAY 26GRADUATION Over 400 alumnae gathered in the Amphitheater for our 50th Jubilee Mass on Saturday, June 9. Almost every class – from 1965-2012 – was represented, and many brought along their mothers or babies! The beautiful liturgy was celebrated by Damien High School President Fr. Peadar Cronin with St. Lucy’s student musicians, readings by alumnae and a procession of gifts that represented our 50 excellent years of educating young women. Our gym, built in 1981 but new to many of our guests, featured a history walk, memorabilia display, video montage and champagne brunch. The first Classes of ’65 & ’66 treated us to an impromptu conga line to tunes from the past fifty years. Veronica Brias Kummerfeldt ’80, our 50th Anniversary chairperson, paid tribute to the dedication of the Benedictine Sisters with gifts to Sr. Monica Collins, Sr. Helen Dziuk and Sr. Elizabeth Brown. Alumnae are all welcome to join us at our next events – a 50th Jubilee Mass and Celebration Dinner on Saturday, September 22 at 5:30 in our amphitheater, or to our Golden Boutique, on Sunday, November 4. Visit www.stlucys.com for more information, or call the Development Office at 626-963-0017. FALL 2012 IN MEMORIAM Elizabeth Louise VonTersch, born on March 9, 1930 to Francis and Berta Blum VonTersch, in Defiance, IA. She enjoyed life with 3 brothers. Eugene, Bob and Dean; and 7 sisters Mildred, Joyce, Darlene, Bonnie, Maxine, Marie and Carol. Elizabeth left home and entered the Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, KS in June, 1947 where she made her first profession in December, 1948 and her final Profession in January, 1952. During her time as a Benedictine, Sr. Elizabeth taught in Kansas. During the summer of 1952, she transferred to California, served in elementary schools in Coronado, Chula Vista and San Ysidro. In 1961-62, Sr. Elizabeth traveled back to Mt. St. Scholastica College as a student and returned to teach in Covina. From 1965, Elizabeth taught at St. Lucy’s Priory High School for the next 10 years, mostly Biology and Chemistry. In the 1975-76 school year Sr. Elizabeth taught at Bishop Amat in West Covina. She returned to St. Lucy’s in 1980 and 1968 taught biology and religion and served as Campus Minister. After St. Lucy’s, Elizabeth spent a year in Seattle University in a Theology Renewal Program. Upon returning, Sr. Elizabeth was Director of Parish Ministry at St. Theresa’s Parish San Diego, and catechetical Ministry in St. Vincent’s and Sacred Heart Coronado. Sr. Elizabeth loved traveling and seeing her family at reunions. In her later years, Sr. Elizabeth was overcome by Alzheimer’s and became dependent. She responded to love and care graciously, and she saw beauty in people and things surrounding her. Sister Elizabeth VonTersch died peacefully on March 6th, and was buried on her birthday, March 9, 2012. God of our hearts, grant us vision and inspire us. God of our hearts, grant us light and guide us. God of our hearts, grant us wisdom and direct us. God of our hearts, grant us courage and strengthen us. God of our hearts, grant us trust as we rely on you. Amen 2 Sister Mary Bride Gormley, St. Lucy’s Priory High School faculty member 1966 - 68 and principal 1970-73, died peacefully August 13, 2012 after a brief illness. Sister Mary Bride also served as prioress of the community 1978-82. Sister Mary Bride was a Benedictine community member for seventy years entering Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas where she attended college. Sister Mary Bride first served in California 1948-50, returned briefly to the midwest and then became a founding member of St. Lucy’s Priory after returning to California in 1953. In addition to her service to St. Lucy’s High School, Sister Mary Bride was the Dean of Girls at Bishop Amat High School, an elementary school principal at Sacred Heart School, Coronado, St. John’s, Baldwin Park and most recently St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood. After retiring from administration in 2000, Sister Mary Bride continued to assist with a variety of school 1968 activities at St. Charles until 2011. St. Mary Bride’s funeral was held at St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood August 21 allowing former students and parishioners to join with St. Lucy’s Community in celebrating her life. Maxine Gordon, mother of Jeanette Gordon Morello ’69, grandmother of Kelly Gordon Mullan ’91, mother-in-law of Susie Beahm Gordon ’69. Maxine was a long-time friend to the Benedictine Sisters and her volunteer efforts helped to establish the school. Van Brewer, father of Jamie ’97, Christie ’99 and Dana ’05 Brewer. St. Lucy’s Priory High School Golden Holiday Boutique “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012 10:00 TO 3:00 655 WEST SIERRA MADRE AVENUE, GLENDORA (626) 963-0017 See the FOYER in its decorated glory! Treat your palate in our GOURMET SHOPPE. Finish your Christmas list in our BASKET SHOPPE. Visit HOLIDAY HOME for decor accessories and gifts. Bring the kids to SANTA’S SHOPPE for a photo. Find Blooming Beauties in our GREEN THUMB PLANT SHOPPE Visit our REGENT SHINE ROOM and see our student accomplishments. Surprise your student with a one-of-a kind buy in the ST. LUCY’S DOLL SHOPPE. OPPORTUNITY DRAWINGS - LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ON STAGE ENJOY THE TREATS IN OUR NORTH POLE FOOD COURT SENIORS - FRESH PIZZA . . . JUNIORS - A VARIETY OF PIES . . . SOPHOMORES - CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES . . . FRESHMEN - COFFEE THE PARENTS CLUB WILL FIRE UP THE GRILL FOR HAMBURGERS AND INTERNATIONAL CUISINE OPEN HOUSE For prospective students, Sunday November 18, 2012. Call (626) 335-3322 or Visit us at http://stlucys.com DIRECTIONS - North on Grand Avenue from the 210 Freeway. Left (west) on Sierra Madre Avenue. 3 STARLIGHT SERENADE 50 years of memories continued at our Starlight Serenade in April, featuring retro musical numbers and a historical video with alumnae comments and some surprise performers (see below). Our 50th Anniversary year has been a success in bringing the St. Lucy’s family together in different ways. It all started with our Golden BASH Dinner & Auction on March 31. Over 500 guests gathered to celebrate! Veronica Brias Kummerfeldt, ’80 is chairing our festivities as well as serving as our first alumnae Parents Club President with her super involved husband Steve, Our BASH net profit was $147,168.00 and the evening also featured a Proclamation from City of Glendora Mayor, Gene Murabito and Mayor Pro Tem, Joe Santoro. Faculty members Ken Bencomo and Katie Rossi ‘03 joined the cast for some rock-n-roll fun. Raffle winners - Angie Wellman Golden ’85, $10,000, Amy Blust, $2,000 and Paul Beach, $500. TIME CAPSULE For our last 50th event, St. Lucy’s students from ’12’16 have been preparing a “time capsule” to bury on December 13, the Feast of St. Lucy. It will contain objects that symbolize the Regent community for five decades and will include class bracelets, an ASB picture book, a Lucy doll, an iPhone and an autographed book of all current students and faculty. 4 Graduations Life’s Winding Road Holly Berger ’08 BS Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy May 2012 Theresa Cole ’08 BS Environmental Science, Univ. of California Santa Barbara. May 2012 Stephanie Cooper ’08 BA Media Studies & Film, Univ. of San Francisco May 2012. Stephanie is working as an ad trafficker for Hulu. May 2012 Caroline Esparza ’08 BA Applied Studies in Theater, California State Univ. Fullerton May 2012. Kristina Beal ’07 MS Civil Engineering, Univ. of Southern California May 2012. Kristy was a member of USC’s 1st place winning team in the Associated Schools of Construction annual competition, has interned for Habitat for Humanity, and is now a Project Manager for DPR Construction in Newport Beach. Shaunicie Fielder ’04 JD Harvard Univ. Law School – May 2012. Shauncie also has a BA in Political Science from Spelman College. She is working as a Federal Judicial Clerk in the Eastern Distric in Virginia. Jamila Dudley ’95 Ed.D Educational Leadership, Univ. of California Los Angeles February 2012. Jamila is the Director of Admissions at Pitzer College in Claremont. She previously held the position of Asst. Director of Admissions at Cal Tech. Jennifer Boulahoud ’10 is a student at USC majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Psychology. Jennifer was a basketball player at St. Lucy’s, but was seriously injured in a sledding accident her junior year. She suffered a spinal cord injury and was told she would not walk again. During physical therapy, her competitive instincts “turned into an intense motivation to not only walk, but to play again.” Jennifer received the Swim With Mike Scholarship for physically challenged athletes at USC. Jennifer continues physical therapy, and can now walk short distances. She hopes to “become a psychologist or researcher who inspires others to meet their challenges.” www.swimwithmike.org. Amanda Pesquera ’09 climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the International Society for Suicide Prevention, and to honor her brother, who passed away in July 2011. Marriages ... Marisabel Agosto ’09 is a senior at Brown Univ. Last year she studied abroad at the Univ. of Bologna in Italy, where she learned Italian and decided to pursue a career in International Politics. She has interned for the Chairman of the Environmental & Health committee at the Rhode Island State House. During the summer, she was in New York and Washington D.C. as the only student chosen to work for the United Nations Populations Fund Report on women’s reproductive health in developing countries. Angelina Viola ’06 is a social worker in Santa Maria. She has a BS in Sociology from Westmont College. Charize Apostol ’05 recently co-produced an independent feature length film called “Red.” Lindsay Van Lund ’03 works in Human Resources for Target. She has a degree in Apparel Merchandising & Management from Cal Poly Pomona. Stacey Nuveman-Deniz ‘96 has been inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in Chicago. A four-time UCLA All-American and winner of 2 gold and 1 bronze Olympic medals in softball. Stacey is currently a softball coach at San Diego State Univ. RIGHT: Nolan & Lauren Pycz Karns ‘05 January 7, 2012 at Holy Name of Mary Church. The family inlcudes sisters Heather ‘06, Stacey ‘09, and mom Laurie Pycz from the St. Lucy’s Development Office. RIGHT: Bryan & Amanda Mayer Rucknagel ’99 Nov. 19, 2011 in Nashville TN. Her sister, Rebecca Mayer ’01, was maid of honor. The couple lives in Washington D.C. LEFT: Josh & Keri Klock Cruz ‘98 October 15, 2011. Pictured with classmate Stephanie Gomez Nickman ‘98. LEFT: Mark & Vanessa Prudencio Huertas ’00 July 14, 2012. Melissa Tigno ’00 and Rachel Fuliar Abanes ’00. Vanessa is the 2nd grade teacher at St. Martha’s Catholic School in La Puente. 5 new additions Maya Quinn, August 9, 2012, daughter of Brian & Katheryn Kemp Estephan ‘96 Sister to Noel & Ethan. St .Lucy’s 18th Annual Regents Golf Classic Benefiting The Regent Athletic Program Monday October 29, 2012 RIGHT: Sebastian Robert Xavier, son of Cedric & Elizabeth Ebiner ’93, brother to Camille, Blaise, Zelie, Estelle and Collette – January 2012. LEFT: Kamryn Grace, daughter of Brett & Jessica Martin Adams ‘99 December 2011. Sister to Cailin. RIGHT: Robert Eric III, son of Robert & Julianne Sager Fisher ’04 – Nov. 26, 2011. Sierra La Verne Country Club Fee $200 Person Includes: 18 Holes, Cart, Course Refreshments, Lunch, Dinner, Player Package And Other Great Prizes! Can’t Join Us For The Fun? Support Your Regent Athlete With A Sponsorship: Presenting Sponsor $5000 • Scorecard Sponsor $2500 Golf Cart Sponsor $1500 • Score Board Sponsor $1500 Registration Sponsor $1250 • Lunch & Reception Sponsor $750 Refreshment Sponsor $750 • Special Event Sponsor $250 Tee Sponsor $175 • Business Players Package $1000 For Further Details Please Contact Victoria Sinclair, Asst. Athletic Director 626-335-1410 Or [email protected] LEFT: Braeden Robert, son of Raymond & Stephanie Hybki Gonzalez ’01 – April 25, 2012. RIGHT: Henrik Archer, son of Mitch & Tiffany Jones Kiggins ‘96 June 2011. LEFT: Adam Michael, son of Mike & Nicole Halladay Lyon ‘00 – April 25, 2012. Reunion News! Class of 1982 30th Reunion - Saturday, November 17 6-10 pm Faulkner Winery - Temecula Davina Lara - 909-731-0371 [email protected] Class of 1992 20th Tri-School Reunion – 7:00 pm on September 22 at the Fox Roof Top Lounge in Pomona. Jennifer Garza Wood ’92 [email protected] Class of 1992 20th Reunion - Saturday, October 6 Pomona Valley Mining Company Elana Cassara Gallant [email protected] Sacheen Garcia Naddy [email protected] Buy Caine Stalker [email protected] Julie Hartran Ross [email protected] 6 St. Lucy’s Alumnae Office will be happy to provide Reunion Chairpersons with classmates’ contact information and remember to submit photos of your reunions! Register at stlucys.com ATHLETICS New High School Schedule A seventh period has been added to the St. Lucy’s school day, prompted by a Science requirement for Freshmen, who will now take Physical Science. Upperclassmen also have new electives from which to choose including California Literature and History, Computer Science, World Religions, Music Theory, World Geography, Women in Literature, Environmental Science, World History Honors and Statistics. ALUMNAE SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD WINNERS This year St. Lucy’s was pleased to honor graduating seniors with scholarships sponsored by our Alumnae Association with funds generated by our Regent Spirit Store. Congratulations to store manager Jamie Montoya ‘12, and Shelby Mulvehill, Nicole Elias, Sarah Flores, Sarah Mabie, Danielle Mavridis, Claudia Martinez and Charlene Yam. St. Lucy’s Alumnae Scholarship................................... Sally Lattouf Alumnae Memorial Scholarship.................................. Arden Davis Mara Borkowski Memorial Scholarship..................... Madison Hunt Jennifer Castillo Memorial Scholarship..................... Amanda Aguilar The Cordova Science Scholarship.............................. Chelsea Galdo Elizabeth Fryke Scholars.............................................. Kenna Arana Mother Augusta Parle Memorial Scholarship........... Priscilla Torres Sister Serena Stein Scholarship.................................... Rebecca Frankeberger Martie Butz Memorial Scholarship............................. Kathryn Reid Sofia Giuliucci-Hosfeld Memorial Scholarship......... Vanessa Caustrita Congratulations to these juniors for outstanding academic achievement and school involvement and THANKS for your continued support of these awards! ALUMNAE MOMS AND GRADS 2012 LEFT TO RIGHT: Sarah ’12 and Christine Hickman Prata ’84; Marissa ’12 and Rose Lopez Maynor ‘84; Teresa ’12 and Aline Nolan Diaz ‘82; Kimberly ’12 and Angie Wellman Golden ‘85; Ariana ’12 and Amy Butz Malerba ‘84; Kendall ’12 and Kristin Baptiste Darney ‘84; Sarah ’12 and Catherine Pizzoli Flores ‘80 and Ariana ’12 and Lizette Bartlett Diaz ‘84. Total scholarships and awards offered to the 170 students in the class of 2012 $4,711,000.00 213 SL students sat for 356 AP Exams. St. Lucy’s pass rate 83.1% California state pass rate - 64.5% - Global pass rate 61.5% Class of 2012 College Acceptance List Adelphi Univ. Arizona State Univ. Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. Azusa Pacific Univ. Ball State Univ. Baylor Univ. Berkeley College of NYC Boston Univ. Bowling Green State Univ. Bradley Univ. Brown Univ. Butler Univ. California Baptist Univ. California Lutheran Univ. California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic Univ., PO California State Univ., Channel Islands California State Univ., Chico California State Univ., Dominguez Hills California State Univ., East Bay California State Univ., Fresno California State Univ., Fullerton California State Univ., Long Beach California State Univ., Los Angeles California State Univ., Monterey Bay California State Univ., Northridge California State Univ., Sacramento California State Univ., San Bernardino California State Univ., San Marcos California State Univ., Stanislaus Carnegie Mellon Univ. Chaffey College Chaminade Univ. of Honolulu Chapman Univ. Citrus College Colgate Univ. Colorado State Univ. Columbia Univ. Concordia Univ. - Irvine Dominican Univ. of California Fordham Univ. Fordham Univ. at Rose Hill Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville Fullerton College Georgetown Univ. Gonzaga Univ. Grand Canyon Univ. Hampton Univ. Harvard Univ. Harvey Mudd College Hawaii Pacific Univ. Hendrix College Hillsdale College Hope International Univ. Howard Univ. Humboldt State Univ. Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Guadalajara Irvine Valley College Johns Hopkins Univ. La Sierra Univ. Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts LeTourneau Univ. Loyola Marymount Univ. Loyola Univ. Chicago Loyola Univ. New Orleans Marymount College Marymount Manhattan College Mills College Montreat College Mount St. Mary’s College, Chalon Mount St. Mary’s College, Doheny Mt. San Antonio College New York Univ. Northeastern Univ. Northern Arizona Univ. Northwestern Univ. Notre Dame de Namur Univ. Oberlin College Occidental College Old Dominion Univ. Orange Coast College Oregon State Univ. Our Lady of the Lake Univ. of San Antonio Pace Univ. - Westchester Pace Univ., New York City Pasadena City College Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park Pepperdine Univ. Point Loma Nazarene Univ. Princeton Univ. Quinnipiac Univ. Randolph College Rice Univ. Roosevelt Univ. Saint Joseph’s Univ. Saint Louis Univ. Saint Mary’s College of California San Diego State Univ. San Francisco State Univ. San Jose State Univ. Santa Clara Univ. Santa Monica College Scripps College Seattle Univ. Shepherd Univ. Sonoma State Univ. Southern Methodist Univ. St. John’s Univ. - Queens Campus St. John’s Univ. - Staten Island Campus Stanford Univ. Syracuse Univ. The Catholic Univ. of America The Ohio State Univ., Agricultural Tech. Inst. The Univ. of Alabama The Univ. of Arizona The Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Univ. of Texas, Austin US Air Force Academy Preparatory School United States Naval Academy Univ. of California at Berkeley Univ. of California at Davis Univ. of California at Irvine Univ. of California at Los Angeles Univ. of California at Merced Univ. of California at Riverside Univ. of California at San Diego Univ. of California at San Diego, Roosevelt Univ. of California at Santa Barbara Univ. of California at Santa Cruz Univ. of Connecticut Univ. of Dallas Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Univ. of La Verne Univ. of Mississippi Univ. of Missouri Columbia Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City Univ. of New Mexico Univ. of Northern Colorado Univ. of Notre Dame Univ. of Oregon Univ. of Pennsylvania Univ. of Portland Univ. of Redlands Univ. of Rhode Island Univ. of Rochester Univ. of San Diego Univ. of San Francisco Univ. of Southern California Univ. of St. Thomas Univ. of the Pacific Univ. of the Sciences in Philadelphia Univ. of Washington Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Washington Univ. in St. Louis Wayne State Univ. Whittier College Willamette Univ. Woodbury Univ. Youngstown State Univ. 7 NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID GLENDORA, CA. PERMIT NO. 186 St. Lucy’s Priory Office of Development 655 West Sierra Madre Avenue Glendora, CA 91741-1997 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Parents, if your daughter does not live at home, please notify the Development Office of her correct address. STAY CONNECTED! Complete the bottom portion and e-mail, write or telephone the Development/Alumnae Office at 626-963-0017 or [email protected] with new information. We are always interested in what you are doing. Have you been recently married, had a baby, new job, travel plans? Please send us a note anytime. NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please print FirstMaiden Married ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ CityZip TELEPHONE: (_____)______________________ YEAR OF GRADUATION: ______________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________________________________ IN MEMORIAM Elizabeth Louise VonTersch, born on March 9, 1930 to Francis and Berta Blum VonTersch, in Defiance, IA. She enjoyed life with 3 brothers. Eugene, Bob and Dean; and 7 sisters Mildred, Joyce, Darlene, Bonnie, Maxine, Marie and Carol. Elizabeth left home and entered the Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, KS in June, 1947 where she made her first profession in December, 1948 and her final Profession in January, 1952. During her time as a Benedictine, Sr. Elizabeth taught in Kansas. During the summer of 1952, she transferred to California, served in elementary schools in Coronado, Chula Vista and San Ysidro. In 1961-62, Sr. Elizabeth traveled back to Mt. St. Scholastica College as a student and returned to teach in Covina. From 1965, Elizabeth taught at St. Lucy’s Priory High School for the next 10 years, mostly Biology and Chemistry. In the 1975-76 school year Sr. Elizabeth taught at Bishop Amat in West Covina. She returned to St. Lucy’s in 1980 and 1968 taught biology and religion and served as Campus Minister. After St. Lucy’s, Elizabeth spent a year in Seattle University in a Theology Renewal Program. Upon returning, Sr. Elizabeth was Director of Parish Ministry at St. Theresa’s Parish San Diego, and catechetical Ministry in St. Vincent’s and Sacred Heart Coronado. Sr. Elizabeth loved traveling and seeing her family at reunions. In her later years, Sr. Elizabeth was overcome by Alzheimer’s and became dependent. She responded to love and care graciously, and she saw beauty in people and things surrounding her. Sister Elizabeth VonTersch died peacefully on March 6th, and was buried on her birthday, March 9, 2012. God of our hearts, grant us vision and inspire us. God of our hearts, grant us light and guide us. God of our hearts, grant us wisdom and direct us. God of our hearts, grant us courage and strengthen us. God of our hearts, grant us trust as we rely on you. Amen 2 Sister Mary Bride Gormley, St. Lucy’s Priory High School faculty member 1966 - 68 and principal 1970-73, died peacefully August 13, 2012 after a brief illness. Sister Mary Bride also served as prioress of the community 1978-82. Sister Mary Bride was a Benedictine community member for seventy years entering Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas where she attended college. Sister Mary Bride first served in California 1948-50, returned briefly to the midwest and then became a founding member of St. Lucy’s Priory after returning to California in 1953. In addition to her service to St. Lucy’s High School, Sister Mary Bride was the Dean of Girls at Bishop Amat High School, an elementary school principal at Sacred Heart School, Coronado, St. John’s, Baldwin Park and most recently St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood. After retiring from administration in 2000, Sister Mary Bride continued to assist with a variety of school 1968 activities at St. Charles until 2011. St. Mary Bride’s funeral was held at St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood August 21 allowing former students and parishioners to join with St. Lucy’s Community in celebrating her life. Maxine Gordon, mother of Jeanette Gordon Morello ’69, grandmother of Kelly Gordon Mullan ’91, mother-in-law of Susie Beahm Gordon ’69. Maxine was a long-time friend to the Benedictine Sisters and her volunteer efforts helped to establish the school. Van Brewer, father of Jamie ’97, Christie ’99 and Dana ’05 Brewer.